Cattle dehorner



CATTLE DEHORNER Filed Feb. 9, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet l U Z'y. Z

Inventor HA ROAD 17 (R055,

Aug. 4, 1942. H. v. CROSS 2,292,204

CATTLE DEHORNER I Filed Feb. 9, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lureulnr HAROLD V(@055,

EMU-mp5 Patented Aug. 4, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQE CATTLEDEHORNER Harold V. Cross, Miles City, Mont.

Application February 9, 1942, Serial No. 430,138

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in cattledehorners and has for its primary object to provide a pivoted cuttingtool adapted to easily and quickly sever the horn close to the headwithout danger of crushing the horn and in a manner to reduce pain tothe animal.

A further object is to provide a device of this character of simple andpractical construction, which is strong and durable, eflicient andreliable in use, and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for whichthe same is intended.

Other objects and advantages, reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likereference numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure l is a side elevational view of the cutter.

Figure 2 is an edge elevational view.

Figure 3 is a side elevational View opposite to Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken substantially on a line 4-4 of Figure2, and

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken substantially on a line 5-5 of Figure1.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein for the purpose ofillustration I have disclosed a preferred form of my invention, the

numeral 5 designates a flat head of disk shape projecting laterally fromone edge of a fiat shank 6 at the outer end thereof. A socket 1 isformed at. the inner end of the shank in which is secured a handle 8.

A plate 9 is secured to the head by bolts Ill and spaced therefrom byspacing sleeves H mounted on the bolts. Aligned openings I2 and I3 areformed in the head and plate, respectively, eccentrically with respectto the center of the head.

A pivot pin I4 is inserted through the head and plate, alsoeccentrically thereof, and longitudinally inwardly of the openings.Positioned between the head 5 and plate 9 is a fiat blade l5 of diskform and pivotally mounted on the pin l4 eccentrically of the axis ofthe blade. The edge of the blade is beveled as shown at l6 and is formedon the outer end of a flat shank I! also having a socket l8 formed atits inner end for receiving a handle l9.

When the handles 8 and I9 are moved away from each other, as shown inFigure 4, the blade 15 uncovers the openings [2 and I3 so that the hornof the animal may be inserted in the openings and by moving the handlestoward each other, the edge of the blade wipes across the openings tocut the horn.

By positioning the blade between the head and plate, the horn issupported in the openings at opposite sides of the blade and theeccentric mounting of the blade produces a rotary motion for the bladeas it penetrates through the horn thus causing a clean cut withoutdanger of crushing the horn.

It is believed the details of construction and manner of use of thedevice will be readily understood from the foregoing without furtherdetailed explanation.

Having thus described the invention what I claim is:

A cattle dehorner comprising a fiat disk-like head, a flat shankprojecting from one edge of the head and having a socket formed at itsouter end, a handle secured in the socket, a plate secured to one sideof the head in spaced relation therefrom, said head and plate havingaligned openings adjacent one edge adapted to receive the horn of ananimal, a blade positioned between the head and the plate and pivotedeccentrically thereto, said blade having a curved cutting edge adaptedto move across the openings to sever the horn, a flat shank projectingfrom one edge of the blade and having a socket formed at its outer end,and a second handle secured in said last-named socket.

HAROLD V. CROSS.

